2005 Turkish Grand Prix

The 2005 Turkish Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 21 August 2005 at Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Turkey. It was the fourteenth race of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship and the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix.

2005 Turkish Grand Prix
Race 14 of 19 in the 2005 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	21 August 2005
Official name	2005 Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix
Location	Istanbul Park Tuzla, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.340 km (3.318 miles)
Distance	58 laps, 309.356 km (192.225 miles)
Weather	Sunny; 30°C Air; 45°C Track
Attendance	100,000
Pole position
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:26.797
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:24.770 on lap 39 (lap record)
Podium
First	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Third	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 58-lap race was won by Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes. Räikkönen took his fifth victory of the season after starting from pole position and leading every lap. Räikkönen's Colombian teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya, ran second until he collided with a backmarker and then ran wide in the closing laps, allowing Spaniard Fernando Alonso through in his Renault.

With five races remaining, Alonso led the Drivers' Championship by 24 points from Räikkönen, while Renault's lead over McLaren in the Constructors' Championship was nine points.

Friday drivers

The bottom six teams in the 2004 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.

Constructor	Nat	Driver
McLaren-Mercedes		Pedro de la Rosa
Red Bull-Cosworth		Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toyota		Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Toyota		Nicolas Kiesa
Minardi-Cosworth		Enrico Toccacelo

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:26.797	-
2	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:27.039	+0.242
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:27.050	+0.253
4	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:27.352	+0.555
5	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:27.501	+0.704
6	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW	1:27.929	+1.132
7	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	1:27.944	+1.147
8	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:28.419	+1.622
9	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:28.594	+1.797
10	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:28.963	+2.166
11	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:29.369	+2.572
12	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	1:29.764	+2.967
13	3	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:30.063	+3.266
14	4	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	1:30.175	+3.378
15	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	1:30.710	+3.913
16	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	1:32.186	+5.389
17	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	no time
18	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	no time
19	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	-
20	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	-
Source:

• Takuma Sato was found guilty of blocking Mark Webber and was relegated to the back of the grid, behind Michael Schumacher who had a spin at Turn 9 and had his V10 engine changed following qualification. Sato was unaware of Webber approaching as he had been reported to have no radio contact with the BAR team.
• Robert Doornbos failed to set a time after his Minardi's brakes caught fire due to an incorrect brake pipe fitting.
• Narain Karthikeyan's Jordan suffered two engine failures.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	M	58	1:24:34.454	1	10
2	5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	M	58	+ 18.609	3	8
3	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	M	58	+ 19.635	4	6
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	M	58	+ 37.973	2	5
5	3	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	M	58	+ 39.304	13	4
6	16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	M	58	+ 55.420	5	3
7	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Cosworth	M	58	+ 1:09.292	12	2
8	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Cosworth	M	58	+ 1:11.622	10	1
9	4	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	M	58	+ 1:19.987	20
10	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	B	57	+ 1 Lap	11
11	11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber-Petronas	M	57	+ 1 Lap	16
12	17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	M	57	+ 1 Lap	9
13	20	Robert Doornbos	Minardi-Cosworth	B	55	+ 3 Laps	17
14	19	Narain Karthikeyan	Jordan-Toyota	B	55	+ 3 Laps	18
15	18	Tiago Monteiro	Jordan-Toyota	B	55	+ 3 Laps	14
Ret	21	Christijan Albers	Minardi-Cosworth	B	48	Withdrew	15
Ret	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	B	32	Collision Damage	19
Ret	8	Nick Heidfeld	Williams-BMW	M	29	Tyre	6
Ret	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	M	28	Engine	8
Ret	7	Mark Webber	Williams-BMW	M	20	Tyre	7
Sources:

• Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber collided on lap 14. The rear suspension of Schumacher's Ferrari was damaged, but after repairs he rejoined the race to improve his qualifying slot for the next race in Italy by three positions. Webber's Williams lost the nose cone.
• Felipe Massa lost the front wing and bargeboard from his Sauber in a first-corner collision with the Williams of former teammate Nick Heidfeld. After replacements were fitted, Massa continued racing until his engine failed on lap 29.
• Both Williams cars retired from the race due to right-rear tyre failures - Webber on lap 21 and Heidfeld on lap 30.
• Juan Pablo Montoya was running second on the penultimate lap when he clashed with the Jordan of Tiago Monteiro, damaging his diffuser. On the next lap Montoya ran straight ahead at Turn 8, allowing Fernando Alonso to pass him.
• Montoya's fastest lap was over two seconds faster than his teammate's qualifying time.

Championship standings after the race

• Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Fernando Alonso*	95
	2	Kimi Räikkönen*	71
	3	Michael Schumacher*	55
1	4	Juan Pablo Montoya	40
1	5	Jarno Trulli	39
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Renault*	130
	2	McLaren-Mercedes*	121
	3	Ferrari*	86
	4	Toyota*	71
	5	Williams-BMW*	52
Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

• 2005 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round